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        • Response to the Report by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Combating Corruption
        • OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on Tolerance and Non-DiscriminationResponse to Reports by the OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination
        • High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov addressing the Permanent Council.Response to the Report by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
        • A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine
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        • A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine
        • 2023 Ministerial Council Closing Statement
        • Joint Statement on the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932 -1933
        • Plenary Statement 30th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council
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        • Flagpoles line in rows in front of a building of the United Nations in Geneva (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)U.S. Participation in the 59th Round of Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia
        • Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on the Appointment of the Director of the ODIHR
        • Joint Statement on the Safety of Women Journalists
        • Joint Statement on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
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        • OSCE EEDIM2023 EEDIM: Opening Statement
        • 2023 Prague Forum on the Economic and Environmental Dimension of the OSCE (© OSCE)Opening Statement at the 2023 Prague Forum on the Economic and Environmental Dimension of the OSCE
        • A view of a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, (AP Photo/Libkos)Opening Statement at the 2023 Struga Conference on the Economic and Environmental Dimension of the OSCE
        • Destroyed houses are photographed in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. As milestones go, the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is both grim and vexing. It marks a full year of killing, destruction, loss and pain felt even beyond the borders of Russia and Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)Response to the Report by the Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
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        • Ambassador Yrjölä, Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre addressing the Permanent Council. (Micky Kroell/ @OSCE)Response to the Report of the Director of the Conflict Prevention Centre
        • Participants of the 2022 @OSCE - @unodavienna Scholarship for Peace and Security Training Programme in front of the OSCE Participating States flagsOSCE – UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security Vienna Seminar Opening Session Welcome Remarks
        • Joint Statement on the OSCE’s role in supporting security sector governance and reform, OSCE MCJoint Statement on OSCE’s Role in Supporting Security Sector Governance and Reform as part of OSCE’s Comprehensive Approach to Security | OSCE MC
        • Joint Statement on Small Arms Light Weapons and Stockpiles of Conventional Ammunition | OSCE Ministerial Council
The 30th OSCE Ministerial Council

The 30th OSCE Ministerial Council

On Thursday and Friday, November 30 and December 1, 2023, the North Macedonia OSCE 2023 Chair-in-Office (CiO) will host the OSCE Ministerial Council in Skopje. Learn more about the 30th Ministerial Council >>

Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

Warsaw Human Dimension Conference

The Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, held from Oct. 2 to 13, will provide a forum for governments and civil society
to review participating States' compliance with their OSCE human rights commitments.

Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine

Russia’s Ongoing Violations in Ukraine

The current U.S. statement delivered at the Permanent Council details ongoing violations of international law and defiance of OSCE Principles and Commitments by the Russian Federation in Ukraine

Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Belarus

Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Belarus

The Lukashenka regime must end its irresponsible international behavior and its internal campaign of repression against the people of Belarus.

OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change

OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change

On July 7, 2023, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry participated in the OSCE High-Level Conference on Climate Change.

  
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Response to the Report by the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on Combating...

7 December, 2023 | Anti-corruption, Statements

Kleptocracies inflict damage not only on their own people but also beyond their borders.

OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination

Response to Reports by the OSCE Chairperson’s Personal Representatives on Tolerance and...

7 December, 2023 | Statements, Tolerance and Non-discrimination

A hallmark of the Kremlin’s war of aggression against Ukraine has been its attempts to subjugate Ukraine’s people through an odious propaganda campaign denying the…

High Commissioner on National Minorities, Ambassador Kairat Abdrakhmanov addressing the Permanent Council.

Response to the Report by the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities

7 December, 2023 | National Minorities, Statements

Russia’s war of aggression has destroyed the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, including those belonging to the country’s minority ethnic groups.

A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine

7 December, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

But imagine what that dialogue would look like if it were to be “unbiased” and “substantive” in the Russian ambassador’s words.  Would we discuss how…

Flagpoles line in rows in front of a building of the United Nations in Geneva (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

U.S. Participation in the 59th Round of Geneva International Discussions on the Conflict in Georgia

7 December, 2023 | Human Rights, Statements

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are internationally recognized and integral parts of Georgia.  The United States applauds Georgia’s long-held commitment not to use force to resolve…

Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on Extension of the Appointment of the OSCE...

2 December, 2023 | Statements

The United States welcomes the extension of the term of Secretary General Helga Schmid. 

Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of...

2 December, 2023 | Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom, Statements

The United States welcomes the extension of the term of Representative on Freedom of the Media Maria Teresa Ribeiro.

Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on the Appointment of the Director of the...

2 December, 2023 | Human Rights, Statements

The United States welcomes the extension of the term of ODIHR Director Matteo Mecacci.

Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on the Extension of the Appointment of...

2 December, 2023 | National Minorities, Statements

The United States welcomes the extension of the term of High Commission on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov. 

Joint Statement on the Safety of Women Journalists

1 December, 2023 | Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Freedom, Statements

Gender-based violence online and offline and gender-based disinformation endangers the well-being of journalists and their ability to perform their professional duties.

2023 Ministerial Council Closing Statement

1 December, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

It’s real and it’s happening right now as we speak, in Ukraine.  Filtration, torture, enforced disappearances.

Joint Statement on the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932 -1933

1 December, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

We honor the memory of the victims of this tragedy inflicted upon the people of Ukraine. 

Joint Statement on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

1 December, 2023 | Human Rights, Statements

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, enabled by the Lukashenka regime in Belarus, serves as the starkest example and reminds us all that human rights…

Interpretative Statement on the Ministerial Council Decision on the OSCE Chairmanship in the Year...

1 December, 2023 | Statements

The United States welcomes the appointment of Malta as Chairperson-in-Office for 2024. 

Plenary Statement 30th Meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council

30 November, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Russia's further invasion of Ukraine is a complete affront to civilized standards, to international law, and to the principles on which this organization is based.

The 30th OSCE Ministerial Council | #OSCEMC2023

29 November, 2023 | Events

The North Macedonia OSCE 2023 Chair-in-Office (CiO) will host the 30th Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Skopje…

People light candles and lay flowers at the monument of the victims of the Holodomor, Great Famine, which took place in the 1930's and that killed millions in Ukraine.(AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

On the Anniversary of Holodomor

23 November, 2023 | Human Rights, Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Ninety years later, we see the leadership of the Russian Federation waging a war of aggression to subjugate the people of sovereign, democratic Ukraine and…

A heavily damaged building is seen in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)

The Russian Federation’s Ongoing Aggression Against Ukraine

23 November, 2023 | Statements, Ukraine Crisis

Russia is trying to tear up the rulebook that has made all of us more secure as it attempts to redraw borders by force. 

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